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The semi-detached property is home to a couple in their 50s and two young children.

A neighbour said she was "shocked and sickened" to hear of the assault.

Another resident said: "We saw the ambulance and then a load of police cars arrived. It was shocking to see."

An East Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We received a call at 12.59pm today to an incident on Cross Coates Road, Grimsby. The caller reported a patient on the floor. We sent a double-crewed ambulance, one patient was taken to Diana Princess of Wales Hospital for further care.”

A Humberside Police spokeswoman said: "We are investigating the serious assault of a woman in a house on Cross Coates Road in Grimsby.

"We were called to the address at 1pm today following reports that a woman had suffered serious injuries in an alleged assault.

She has been taken to hospital for treatment to her injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.

"A man known to the victim is suspected of the offence and we are conducting searches of the area to locate him."